Tools
The atmospheric condition that is measured by an anemometer.
What is wind speed?
The layer of the atmosphere where most clouds form.
What is the troposphere?
When one air mass meets another air mass one of these is formed.
What is a front?
These types of winds flow high in the Earth's atmosphere and move in predictable patterns.
What are global winds?
This weather phenomenon causes drastic rains and flooding in the eastern regions of the Pacific and drought in the Western regions.
What is El Nino?
The weather condition measured by a hygrometer.
What is humidity?
These type of clouds are very high in the air and are thin and wispy.
What are cirrus clouds?
These fronts generally move from southwest to northeast.
What are warm fronts?
Uneven heating of the Earth's surface causes this to happen.
What is wind?
These are fast-moving air currents.
What are jet streams?
The tool that is used to measure air pressure.
What is a barometer?
These puffy clouds often mean fair weather.
What are cumulus clouds?
These fronts usually move from northwest to southeast.
What is a cold front?
These are the winds that move across North America.
What are the prevailing westerlies?
This type of jet stream brings Arctic air south.
What is the polar jet stream?
Wind speed is measured by this instrument.
What is a weather vane?
Uh oh! I hear thunder! There must be these types of clouds in the sky.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
A low-pressure system (lousy low) generally means this type of weather is going to occur.
What is stormy weather?
This brings warm moist air to the northern latitudes.
What is the Gulf Stream?
Subtropical jet streams bring this type of air north.
What is warm, moist air?
During a hurricane, one of these would get very full of precipitation.
What is a rain gauge?
If I see stratus clouds on a freezing day in January what type of weather can I look forward to?
What is snow?
A high-pressure system (happy high) means this type of weather.
What is clear weather?
These move across smaller distances.
What are local winds?
These are large rotating storms that form in warm ocean waters.
What are hurricanes?